VJ Edgecombe vs. Paul George: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul George and VJ Edgecombe to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paul George has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Paul George has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 5.8 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (20.5 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 18,524 points more (18,833 vs. 309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
1
Paul George 20.5
+5.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 309
1
Paul George 18,833
+18,524
16

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Paul George has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Paul George 21.2
+21.2
11

Total Points

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Paul George 2,416
+2,416
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Paul George 22
+22

30+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 1
Paul George 153
+152

20+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 4
Paul George 496
+492

10+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 17
Paul George 810
+793

1+ Point Games (games with points)

VJ Edgecombe 21
Paul George 910
+889

0 Point Games (games without points)

VJ Edgecombe 0
Paul George 7
+7

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Paul George's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 14.7 5.4 12.9 42.1 2.0 5.0 38.7 1.9 2.5 75.5 1 21
difference:+5.8+1.6+3.1+1.9+0.6+1.7+0.4+2.0+2.1+9.8+15+896
Paul George 20.5 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 16 917

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 309 114 271 42.1 41 106 38.7 40 53 75.5 1 21
difference:+18,524+6,332+14,390+1.9+2,327+6,071+0.4+3,533+4,137+9.8+15+896
Paul George 18,833 6,446 14,661 44.0 2,368 6,177 38.3 3,573 4,190 85.3 16 917

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+21.2+6.8+16.2+42.3+2.4+6.9+35.2+5.1+6.2+82.6+11+114
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+2,416+779+1,842+42.3+276+783+35.2+582+705+82.6+11+114
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
+6.9
202621
Paul George 7.8
201161

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 15 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 16, from 2012 to 2026—he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 856 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 8.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
Paul George 6.0
+6.0
20115
* season in progress

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 109 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 9.7.